It’s critical to help build a child’s brain with high-quality interactions to make sure their future is bright—at home, in the classroom, and as Utah’s leaders of tomorrow.

There are five ways we can help prepare our kids for the future before they turn 5 years old.

Vision: Access to safe, healthy child care for Utah families.

Mission:To support the child care community by protecting the health and safety of children in child care programs we oversee. This is accomplished by:

Establishing, monitoring, and assessing health and safety standards;
Training, guiding, and supporting providers in meeting the established standards; and
Providing the public with accurate information about child care standards, processes, and provider compliance history.

The Children's Center Utah provides comprehensive mental health care to enhance the emotional well-being of infants, toddlers, preschoolers, and their families

El documento para edades de 3 a 5 años es para brindar a los administradores, profesionales de la primera infancia y familias de estudiantes en edad preescolar orientación y recursos con respecto a los estándares y metas apropiados para el desarrollo de niños pequeños y estudiantes.

Learn about kindergarten readiness, activities for learning at home for those who are ready for kindergarten-level learning, and frequently asked questions about kindergarten.

The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) is a professional membership organization that works to promote high-quality early learning for all young children, birth through age 8, by connecting early childhood practice, policy, and research. We advance a diverse, dynamic early childhood profession and support all who care for, educate, and work on behalf of young children. The association comprises nearly 60,000 individual members of the early childhood community and 52 Affiliates, all committed to delivering on the promise of high-quality early learning. Together, we work to achieve a collective vision: that all young children thrive and learn in a society dedicated to ensuring they reach their full potential.

The National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER) improves the learning and development of young children by producing and communicating knowledge that transforms policy and practice.

We collaborate with a network of local, state, national, and international leaders to design, conduct, and disseminate rigorous research, evaluation, and policy analysis. NIEER also helps prepare the next generation of inspirational leaders and researchers in early education.

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This web page contains preschool special education technical assistance resources for administrations, teachers and families. These resources are organized according to the three federal early childhood indicators of the State Performance Plan (34 CFR § 300.601; USBE Special Education Rule VIII.E.). School districts are required to provide special education preschool services to students ages 3-5 who reside in their school district boundaries and who are eligible for special education services (34 CFR § 300.800; USBE Special Education Rule VIII.Q.). If you would like to know more and/or request an evaluation, contact your school district’s special education department.

Our learning intentions and success criteria for this course are:

Identify 2 possible strategies to make families comfortable in your program
Identify at least 2 effective listening strategies
Make a measurable goal to utilize these strategies with families in your program
You should expect this course to take no more than 20-40 minutes of on-screen learning time, with at least a few weeks of real-life work on a family engagement goal of your choice.

You can find which public school district you are zoned for using this interactive map.

The Utah State Board of Education’s Strategic Plan provides a shared vision for the future of Utah’s education system. It identifies a vision for Utah students upon completion through a vision statement and the characteristics outlined in the Portrait of a Graduate. The plan further provides goals that reflect ambitious outcomes we aim for the system to provide for each student and high-leverage strategies to align efforts toward impacting each goal. The plan also orients USBE’s efforts internally as we focus on our mission of creating the conditions for equitable student success

Our Vision for the Utah Head Start Association is:
To ensure the well-being and self-sufficiency of disadvantaged children and families by supporting the development of Utah’s Head Start programs and staff
To ensure that children and families living in poverty in Utah have equal opportunities
To provide a unified voice to advocate on behalf of Utah’s Head Start programs

Utah PTA is a non-profit grassroots child advocacy association made up of parents, teachers, and students. Utah PTA is an affiliate of National PTA and is organized in Utah at local, council, and state levels.

"The mission of the Utah Parent Center (UPC or Center) is to help parents help their children, youth and young adults with all disabilities to live included, productive lives as members of the community.

We accomplish our mission by providing accurate information, empathetic peer support, valuable training and effective advocacy based on the concept of parents helping parents.*"

Identifying the ideal characteristics of a Utah graduate after going through the P-12 system.

Utah's Early Learning Core Standards give guidance and
resources regarding developmentally appropriate standards and goals for young children and
students